ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid

ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid is raised when calling save!, create!, or update! on a record that fails validation. The bang methods raise exceptions instead of returning false.

Common causes

• Missing required attributes (presence validation)
• Invalid format (email, phone, etc.)
• Uniqueness constraint violation
• Custom validation failures
• Association validation failures

How to fix it

• Use save/create/update (without bang) and check return value
• Validate data before attempting to save
• Check record.errors for specific validation messages
• Rescue the exception and handle gracefully
• Display validation errors to users in forms

Example

# Error example
user = User.new(email: "invalid")
user.save!  # => ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid: Validation failed: Email is invalid

# Fix by checking save result
user = User.new(email: "invalid")
if user.save
  # success
else
  puts user.errors.full_messages
end

# Or rescue the exception
begin
  user.save!
rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => e
  logger.error("Validation failed: #{e.record.errors.full_messages}")
end

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